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Country Statement INDIRA PANTA Member , ICA Asia & Pacific, Youth Committee Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 00977-1-4389660, Cell- 00977-1-9851099659 E-mail: [email protected] N Map of Nepal Mount Everest Basic Information Land Total Land Area: 147,181 Km2 Cultivated Area: 3,364,139 ha Population Total Population: 26.6 million Youth Aged Between 14-16: 38.8 More then 4 hundred thousand people enter every year in labour market Basic Information…. GDP GDP per capita: 562 US$ GDP in Agricultural Sector: 33 US$ Contribution of Agricultural Sector in GDP: 34.7 % Historical Background (Cont…) Nepal Cooperative was introduce in 1956. First cooperative was established as credit cooperative society in Chitwan (2 April, 1956) to provide support for flood stricken people. Cooperative Society Act, 1959. Sajha Society Act, 1984 Existing Cooperative Act, 1992 Dramatically changes in different types and levels after 1992. COOPERATIVES DATA Total cooperative operating – 28 Thousand Center federations -16 Cooperative Bank-1 Members : More than 40 lakes Women Members : 42% Youth Members ??( we will work out soon ) GOVERNMENT & Cooperatives Government has recognised Cooperatives as one of the important pillar for eco dev. Last year Cooperative Ministry formed National Cooperative Policy bill has been passed in 2012 Role of Cooperatives in Three Year Plan (2010-2013) Cooperative will be developed as a strong pillar of economy which may play a supplementary role to government and private economic sectors as recognized by the Interim Constitution 2006. Cooperatives will be advanced as lead sector for poverty reduction. Cooperative will enhance to make the foundation of economic prosperity, social transformation and social justice based development for the collective benefits through labour, skill and research of general people. Role of Cooperatives in Three Year Plan (2010-2013) (Cont..) Cooperative will be prepared to play a role to increase production, promote investment, mobilize capital, develop marketing, agriculture and livestock service and other non agriculture sector. Cooperative Development Trend in Nepal Rapidly increasing Savings and Credit Cooperatives 11,594 in 2011/12 Increasing Savings, Credit lending, Share Capital, Membership, etc. Cooperative Trend in Nepal Tea & Coffee Cooperatives: Producing organically Exporting Abroad Bee Keeping Cooperatives: Producing organic honey and marketing it in the internal market only Communication/ Health and Electricity Cooperatives: Gradually Coming up T.V., F.M. radio Service and Cable networking business Running hospitals, health care services Rural electrification Cooperative Trend (Cont..) Dairy Cooperatives: Collection & Distribution in Coop brand By products & Value addition Service provided : Feed. Credit, Micro -Insurance etc. Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables Cooperatives: Concentrated in unseasonable vegetables Cooperative Farming ( Piggery, Chicken, Goat, Seeds, Livestock Rice & Oil Mill Credit & Insurance (Mutual Aids) Socialization of the indigenous People like Raute, Bankariya, Chepang Cooperative Trend (Cont..) Consumer Cooperatives : Emerging Business Fair Price Consumer shop Multipurpose Cooperatives: Mostly doing savings and credit Few doing additional activities General Trend in Nepal Adoptation of modern techniques & Tools in cooperative enterprises. Developing effective and efficient management. Increasing attraction to have cooperative training and education Shifting from “Traditional/Subsistence” enterprises to market driven. Increasing Cooperative in urban area Increasing high volume of coop business General Cooperative Trend in Nepal (Cont……) Increasing large number of agricultural and non agricultural cooperatives: savings and credit, dairy, consumer service, tea, coffee, vegetable and fruits, honey, sugarcane, citrus, herbal, health service, tourism, communication, fishery, academic education, transportation, etc. Formulation of cooperative policy and Cooperative Development Strategy Revision of cooperative laws. Harmonizing cooperative bylaws with legislation General Cooperative Trend in Nepal (Cont……) Formulation of separate Ministry of Cooperatives & Poverty Alleviation Shifting responsibility for cooperative development from government structure to autonomous cooperative Gender Balance participation Infrastrucure development Amalgamation among the cooperatives Membership Any person can become member of cooperatives as following criteria he should be 18 years old he is voluntarily willing to join cooperative for meeting this needs, aspirations, he resides within the jurisdiction he is prepared to buy share he accepts responsibility as provisioned in its byelaws Structure of cooperative General Assembly (Individual people at least 25) Accounts Committee (3 Members) Managing Committee ( 7-9 Members) Sub-Committees (3-5 Members) Manager Sales and Purchases Savings and Loans Training and Education General Administration Personnel Administration Financial Administration Issues and Challenges For Agriculture Cooperatives Cooperatives are lacking technical guidance Storage facilities are not available Agriculture inputs including credit are not available in time Issues and Challenges…. For Women's Cooperatives Lack of awareness of functioning cooperatives exist Non availability of credit for cooperatives exist Technical guidance is almost nil For Credit Cooperatives Lending and recovery are serious issues Cooperatives lack technical guidance Issues and Challenges…. For All Cooperatives Insufficient co-operative education and training Internal control system is very weak Monitoring system is not Functional Evaluation of monitoring reports are not reviewed YOUTH IN COOPERATIVES The Challenges can be overcome by promoting the participation of young people in the Cooperative Movement . Media makes me interact with different people of all ages and the energy , enthusiasm and exposure of the youth of today is incomparable .They are an asset for the nation and more so for the Cooperatives YOUTH AND COOPERATIVES The Cooperatives need to utilize this invaluable asset for which I would like to undertake following steps to motivate Youth to be a part of Cooperatives and Cooperatives to be a part of their life - TO DO 1.Spread awareness about Cooperative through interaction programme with youth . 2.Telecasting Cooperative success stories 3.Organising Seminar , Conferences at District , Regional , National as well as International Level 4.Conduct Exchange programme for the Youth of different Cooperatives To do cont…. 5.Contact students at school , College level and organize Cooperative Programmes like debate , discussion , quiz & games, 6.Get in touch with the youth wing of various parties and interact with them . 7.Contact the Education department for inclusion of Cooperatives as a subject in curriculum . To do cont….. 8.Arrange Cooperative training programmes for the youth particularly the girls 9.I have already initiated most of the above mentioned . 10.Recognise the efforts of active youth already in the Cooperatives through awards, prizes and highlighting their contribution in newspapers and TV Channel CONCLUSION Last but not the least, I work with an open mind to do the best possible I , you and we together can do for the Youth , for the Cooperatives and the Community at large . CONCLUSION ……… Mind is like a parachute, Its works only when it is open, so I work with an Open mind, Open to suggestion by all. ???????????????????????????????????????